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Submissions from 2013
A Generalized l₁ Greedy Algorithm for Image Reconstruction in Computed Tomography, Jiehua Zhu
Bohr Density of Simple Linear Group Orbits, François Ziegler
Submissions from 2012
Students' academic motivations in three disciplines, Deborah Allen, Delena Gatch, Trent W. Maurer, Padmini Shankar, and Diana Sturges
Production in a Desert Lizard as a Consequence of Prey Availability and Annual Variation in Climate, Roger A. Anderson, Lance D. McBrayer, C. J. Fabry, and P. J. Dugger
Pleistocene Shoreline and Coastal Rivers: Sensitive Potential Indicators of Quaternary Tectonism Along the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America, Mervin J. Bartholomew and Frederick J. Rich
Hybrid POGIL Methodology in a Place-based Geoscience Program, Gale A. Bishop, R. Kelly Vance, Frederick J. Rich, Nancy B. Marsh, Martha Schriver, Brian K. Meyer, and Royce H. Hayes
Shifts in Pedagogy for Noyce Scholars as a Result of Assisting Pre-Service Elementary and Middle School Teachers in Mathematics Performance Assessments, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Using a Practicum Experience for Selecting SMART (Science and Mathematics Achievement via Research and Teaching) Scholars at Georgia Southern University, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Binary Mixed Effects Models and Improper Priors with Application in Meta-Analysis, Arpita Chatterjee
A Photolysis Study of VanillinTetraphenyl Porphyrin, William A. Coggins
Sprint Sensitivity to Substrate and Ecomorphological Correlates in Six Terrestrial Lizard Species, Clint E. Collins, Roger A. Anderson, and Lance D. McBrayer
Assessment and Monitoring of Floodplain Communities in the Coastal Plains during Flooding and Dry-Down (Altamaha River Basin, GA), Jose Checo Colón-Gaud and Erica Johnson
Macroinvertebrate Responses to Extreme Drought Conditions in a Southeastern Floodplain, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Erica Johnson, and Damon L. Mullis
Organic Matter Dynamics in Tropical Island Streams: Allochthonous Inputs, Particulate Exports, and Benthic Standing Stocks, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Alonso Ramirez, Keysa Rosas, and P. Olaya
“Brown bag” seminar, Christopher P. Cutler
Energy flux streamlines versus acoustic rays for modeling interaction with rigid boundaries: a Lloyd’s mirror experiment, Cleon Dean and James P. Braselton
Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Spartina alterniflora Across a Salt Gradient, Christy M. Foust, Aaron W. Schrey, and Christina L. Richards
Comparison of Genetic Structure of the Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Scrub on Lake Wales Ridge in Central Florida, A. M. Fox, Aaron W. Schrey, E. D. McCoy, and H. R. Mushinsky
Ontogenetic Diet Shifts among Neotropical Stream Macroinvertebrates, T. Frauendorf, Amanda Rugenski, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Matt Whiles
Exploring the Impact of Studio Courses on Student Learning, Delena Bell Gatch
Trig-Based Physics Students: Who are they? Why are they taking Physics? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How can we better serve them?, Delena Bell Gatch
Filling Up Your Pedagogical Toolbox: How to Excel at Teaching and Learning, Delena Bell Gatch, Michelle Cawthorn, and Joy Darley
Submarine Groundwater in the Hawaiian Islands: Upscaling and Downscaling Water and Nutrient Fluxes From Land, Sea and Air, Craig R. Glenn, Jacque L. Kelly, Henrieta Dulaiova, and Paul G. Lucey
Factors Affecting Decomposition Rates in Temperate vs. Tropical Leaves, S. Harper and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Tallaperla (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) Growth Rates when Fed Different Leaf Diets and Their Influence on Litter Breakdown, S. Harper and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Observing The History of Star Formation with ZEUS-2, James L. Higdon
The Over-Cooked ISM in Ring Galaxies, James L. Higdon
Connections for Women, Alina Iacob
Gorenstein Injective Envelopes, Alina Iacob
Assessment and Monitoring of Floodplain Communities in Coastal Plains during Flooding and Dry-Down (Altamaha River Basin, GA), Erica Johnson and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Development of High-Yielding Sweetgum Plantation Systems for Bioenergy Production in the Southeastern United States, Donald J. Kaczmarek, Brian C. Wachelka, Jeff Wright, Victor C. Steel, Doug P. Aubrey, David R. Coyle, and Mark D. Coleman
Quantifying Groundwater Discharge From the Largest Spring Complex in the Hawaiian Islands, Jacque L. Kelly, Henrieta Dulaiova, and Craig R. Glenn
Practical Applications of Infrared Imagery for Investigating Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Other Thermal Anomalies in Coastal Zones, Jacque L. Kelly, Craig R. Glenn, and Paul G. Lucey
Dual Bases on Subspaces and the Approximation from Sums of Polynomial and Spline Spaces, Scott N. Kersey
Nspiring Activities for College Algebra in Context, Bridgett H. Lee and Lisa S. Yocco
Full Newton-Step Infeasible Interior-Point Methods for Linear Complementarity Problems, Goran Lesaja
Full Newton-Step Interior-Point Methods for Linear Complementarity Problems, Goran Lesaja
Improving Education of Mathematics Majors, Goran Lesaja
Infeasible Full Newton-Step Interior-Point Methods for P*(κ)-Linear Complementarity Problems, Goran Lesaja
Infeasible Full Newton-Step Interior-Point Methods for Monotone Linear Complementarity Problems, Goran Lesaja
Interior-Point Methods for Linear Complementarity Problems Based on Full Newton-Steps, Goran Lesaja
SFS Instars: A Mentoring Program to Increase Diversity in the Next Generation of Freshwater Scientists, Judith Li, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Patina Mendez, Tamarra Sluss, and Marcelo Ardon-Sayao
The Linear Dependence of Rows in a System Matrix Generated by the Strip-Based Projection Model in CT, Xiezhang Li, Hua Wang, Yan Wu, and Jiehua Zhu
Physiological Mechanisms of Range Expansion in the House Sparrow, Lynn Martin, Courtney A. C. Coon, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and Andrea Lyn Liebl
The Florida Scrub Lizard: A Model Organism for Integrative Ecological Research, Lance D. McBrayer
Accelerating to a Standstill: A Benefit of Bipedal Locomotion in Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer, Eric J. McElroy, S. Farmer, and Derek B. Tucker
A Philosophical Discussion on Animal Behavior and Quantum Computing, Lance D. McBrayer and Wen-Ran Zhang
The Correlation Between Locomotor Performance and Hindlimb Kinematics During Burst Locomotion in the Florida Scrub Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Eric J. McElroy, Kristen L. Archambeau, and Lance D. McBrayer
Boundary Theory on the Sierpinski Gasket and Hata Tree, Sze-Man Ngai
Infinite Iterated Function Systems With Overlaps, Sze-Man Ngai
Infinite Iterated Function Systems With Overlaps, Sze-Man Ngai
How Much Can Students Gain in Data Analysis and Critical Thinking Skills in One Semester?, Ana L. Porzecanski, Adriana Bravo, Eleanor Sterling, Nora Bynum, Barbara J. Abraham, Romi L. Burks, J. Michelle Cawthorn, John A. Cigliano, Liliana M. Davalos, Denny S. Fernandez del Viso, Laurie Freeman, Martha J. Groom, Stuart R. Ketcham, Tom A. Langen, Joshua M. Linder, John F. Mull, Douglas E. Ruby, Terry A. Theodose, and Donna W. Vogler
What Works for Me with STEM Students, Marshall Ransom
Review of AP Calculus Exam Grading, Marshall R. Ransom
Review of AP Calculus Exam Grading, Marshall R. Ransom
Saltwater Intrusion in the Upper Floridan Aquifer on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, James S. Reichard, Brock R. Nelson, Brian K. Meyer, R. Kelly Vance, and John T. Van Stan
Radiocarbon Dates and the Genesis of Phytogenic Near-shore Sediments on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, Frederick J. Rich, L. Newsome, and R. Kelly Vance
Poster in ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings, Subhrajit Saha
The Relative Significance of Genetic and Epigenetic Diversity for House Sparrow Colonization of Kenya, Aaron W. Schrey, Andrea L. Liebl, Christina L. Richards, and Lynn Martin
Sprint Performance and Running Behavior of Obstacle Crossing in the Lizards Crotaphytus bicinctores, Gambelia wislizenii, Aspidoscelis tigris and Sceloporus occidentalis, Jessica Self and Lance D. McBrayer
Rademacher’s Infinite Partial Fractions Conjecture, Andrew V. Sills
A Generalization of the Euler-Glaisher Bijection, Andrew V. Sills, James Sellers, and Gary Mullen
Maximizing the Wiener Index, Andrew V. Sills and Hua Wang
Rademacher’s Infinite Partial Fractions Conjecture Is (Almost Certainly) False, Andrew V. Sills and Doron Zeilberger
Rademacher’s Infinite Partial Fractions Conjecture Is (Almost Certainly) False, Andrew V. Sills and Doron Zeilberger
Monge-Ampere Equations and Bellman Functions: The Dyadic Maximal Operator, Alexander M. Stokolos
On the Rate of a.e. Convergence of Certain Classic Integral Means, Alexander M. Stokolos
The Gurov-Reshetnyak Condition and A_∞, Alexander M. Stokolos
Overcoming Obstacles: The Effect of Obstacles on Locomotor Performance and Behavior, Derek B. Tucker and Lance D. McBrayer
Instrumental Method to Reduce Error in Canopy Water Storage Estimates via Mechanical Displacement, John T. Van Stan, Kael Martin, Jan Friesen, Matthew T. Jarvis, Jessica D. Lundquist, and Delphis F. Levia
Effects of Wind-driven Rainfall on Stemflow Generation Between Two Codominant Tree Species With Differing Crown Characteristics, John T. Van Stan, Courtney M. Siegert, Delphis F. Levia, and Carrie E. Scheick
Colored Compositions and Numerical Strings, Hua Wang
Compositions, Tilings, and Numerical Strings, Hua Wang
Cospectral Mate of a Random Tree, Hua Wang
Dense Trees and Indistinguishable Trees, Hua Wang
Distance-Based Functions of Trees, Hua Wang
Everything that Counts in Blotto’s Game, Hua Wang
General Topics of Graduate Study, Hua Wang
Greedy Trees and the Extremal Distances, Hua Wang
Greedy Trees, Caterpillars and Graph Invariants, Hua Wang
Indistinguishable Trees and Graphs, Hua Wang
What Else is New on Subtrees of Trees, Hua Wang
When Are Trees Dense, Sparse, or Indistinguishable, Hua Wang
Pseudo-Twins and Isomorphic Subgraphs, Hua Wang and Stephan Wagner
Some Estimates of Solutions to a Quasilinear Elliptic Dirichlet Problem with Large Diffusion, Chunshan Zhao
The Block DROP and CAV Algorithms for Compressed Sensing Computing Tomography, Jiehua Zhu
Primary Spaces, François Ziegler
Primary Spaces, François Ziegler
Submissions from 2011
A Trio of Experiences: SMART Scholars at Georgia Southern University, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Pre-Professional Block as a NOYCE Scholar Preparation and Selection Tool, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
The Effect of Substrate Particle Size on Sprint Performance in Three Species of Desert Lizards, Clint E. Collins, Jessica Self, Roger A. Anderson, and Lance D. McBrayer
Conservation of Natural Resources: The Role of Environmental Science, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Consumer Responses to Catastrophic Amphibian Declines in Neotropical Streams, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Invited speaker, 8th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Christopher P. Cutler
Using Performance Assessments to Connect Fractions and Rational Expressions: Noyce Scholars as Mentors to Pre-Service Elementary Teachers, Joy W. Darley, Michelle Cawthorn, Marlynn Griffin, Brian P. Koehler, and James LoBue
Energy flux streamlines vs. the alternatives for the visualization of energy flow in acoustical scattering problems: Simple examples, Cleon Dean and James P. Braselton
Trophic Basis of Production in a Neotropical Headwater Stream, T. Frauendorf, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Matt Whiles, Karen Lips, Catherine Pringle, and Susan Kilham
Conversion to Guided Inquiry Laboratories in Introductory Physics Courses, Delena Bell Gatch
Using Technology in the Sciences, Delena Bell Gatch
Investigation of a Holocene Accretionary Terrain on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, Kimberly S. Hargett, R. Kelly Vance, Brian K. Meyer, Frederick J. Rich, and Gale A. Bishop
